Harris Broadcast reorganizes sales team

Harris Corporation’s Broadcast Communications Division (BCD) in Cincinnati, Ohio, has announced the reorganization of its North American sales team. The sales force will now be broken into four sales teams: television sales, radio sales, international sales and enterprise solution sales.

Harris said sales representatives from Intraplex Products and Harris Automation will move into these new teams to enhance each group’s ability to offer solutions-driven product packages to the transmission and media acquisition markets.

Shawn Olsen will continue as director, television sales, and Richard Frank as director of international sales. Joseph Mack and Marty Frange will remain as national account managers.

Roland Eid will assume the title of director, radio sales. Eid will be responsible for managing all continuing radio transmitter, systems and resales activities for the call letter radio market. Eid joined BCD in September of 1993 and previously was the managing director, Harris Broadcast Europe, ITIS Products. He replaces Virginia Lee Williams, who has been appointed to the newly created position of director, enterprise solution sales. Williams will be responsible for managing the sales efforts to non-call letter customers. She joined Harris in January 2001.

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